Garbage collection services · Florida
Florida Express Environmental
Ocala, FL · ~80 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Florida Express Environmental runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade D.
Florida Express Environmental: 5.1 TCR = 197% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Florida Express Environmental safety composite
Florida Express Environmental scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Florida Express Environmental: 4.0 → 7.8 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 12.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.46× in 2024
Florida Express Environmental's TCR rose 3.8 from 4.0 in 2016 to 7.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Ocala, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 197% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #91/155
- PHOTO Gaeta Recycling Comp…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gaeta Recycling Company Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Florida Express Environmental in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Florida Express Environmental
5.1 TCR
- Gaeta Recyclin
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc
5.1 TCR
- S04192 - WM of
S04192 - WM of Denver - D & R Transfer Station
5.1 TCR
- Inland Waste S
Inland Waste Solutions Augusta
5.1 TCR
- Central Kentuc
Central Kentucky Hauling
5.1 TCR
What this shows Florida Express Environmental averages 5.1 TCR (197% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Florida Express Environmental TCR series: 2016=4 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=12 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=7.1 · 2024=7.8 · BLS 2.6
Where Florida Express Environmental falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #91 safest of 155 Garbage collection services employers in Florida.
Florida Express Environmental has more employees than the Garbage collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · FL · Ocala
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 391 employers in Ocala, FL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Gaeta Recycling Company Inc | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04192 - WM of Denver - D & R Transfer Station | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Inland Waste Solutions Augusta | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Kentucky Hauling | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bethel Farms- Arcadia | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AgMart Produce NFL | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CB Central Broward Office | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Think Construction Services, LLC | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Home Health Ocala | 2,476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HCA Florida Ocala Hospital | 2,064 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AdventHealth Ocala | 1,722 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ocala Regional Medical Center | 1,342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kalman Manufacturing Inc | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | James Meat Company Inc | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oaks at Fayetteville | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elevator Interior Design, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nissan New York Parts Distribution Center | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Huntington Sanitary Board | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anderson Sc | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 08013-08-08-FRESNO | 80 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.